Winston & Strawn’s new appointments

Nick Sharratt & Ben Bruton

Winston & Strawn LLP has added Ben Bruton as partner and Nick Sharratt as of counsel to the firm’s Litigation Department, based in the Dubai office. Both join from Eversheds Sutherland LLP, where Ben was UAE managing partner and head of dispute resolution and Nick was a principal associate.

During his tenure as UAE managing partner at his prior firm, Bruton led the development of the Dubai office from a 10-attorney practice to a 27-attorney practice over a three-year period earning recognitions such as Dispute Resolution Team of the Year at the Middle East Legal Week Awards and International Law Firm of the Year in both Legal Week and The Oath Middle East Legal Awards. His practice involves high value arbitration and court proceedings in the UAE and internationally across a number of sectors including financial services, maritime, engineering, energy and infrastructure, real estate, and construction.

Sharratt’s practice is focused on cross-border litigation and regulatory work for corporate and commercial clients. He regularly procures advice from jurisdictions across the Middle East, Europe, and Africa and is recognized as a “Next Generation Lawyer” by Legal 500.

Their appointments are the latest in a series of lateral hires for Winston’s rapidly expanding Dubai office, following the additions of Christopher Skipper in May 2017 and Campbell Steedman and Shibeer Ahmed in late 2016.